GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| impenitent | not penitent |